The video discusses two alternate timelines in the Avatar universe, exploring the consequences of Aang not running away from the Air Nomad genocide.
In the first timeline, Aang is sent to the Eastern Air Temple to complete his training, where the Fire Nation launches a heavy assault, likely knowing the Avatar's location. Aang, with limited control over the Avatar State, uses it to fight but is eventually captured or killed. This would have ended the Avatar cycle, allowing the Fire Nation to dominate the other nations.
In the second timeline, Aang and Monk Gyatso escape the Air Nomad genocide together. They go into hiding, and Gyatso continues to train Aang, who eventually masters the elements. Aang chooses to travel to the Southern Water Tribe to learn waterbending and later faces Fire Lord Sozin or Azulon. With Gyatso's guidance, Aang adheres to Air Nomad values, possibly killing the Fire Lord.
The video also explores the broader consequences of this alternate timeline, including:
* The war ending earlier, leading to slower technological and cultural advancements.
* Reduced cultural integration among the nations, resulting in ongoing tensions and potential future wars.
* Different treatment of Fire Nation colonies, with possible expulsion or persecution of Fire Nation citizens.
* The Dai Li not gaining as much power, and Hama not discovering bloodbending.
Overall, the video provides an in-depth analysis of the potential consequences of Aang's actions in these alternate timelines.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The Fire Nation's assault on the air temples was equivalent to a blitzkrieg.
2. Sozin's primary objective was to take down the Avatar.
3. The eastern air temple was the only temple with significant structural damage.
4. The Fire Nation may have had foreknowledge that the Avatar was at the eastern air temple.
5. Afiko the Betrayer, a character from the Avatar card game, is not considered canon.
6. Aang was told he was the Avatar just a few months before the assault on the air temples.
7. The Avatar State was more instinctual than controlled at that time.
8. Aang would have been vulnerable to capture or death if he used the Avatar State during the assault.
9. Sozin's hunt for the Avatar began after the air nomad genocide.
10. Aang and Gyatso would have likely taken up residence in the Earth Kingdom to hide.
11. The Earth Kingdom lost territory in the early parts of the war.
12. The Fire Nation focused on the western front of the Earth Kingdom during the early war.
13. The Water Tribes stayed out of the war for as long as they could due to fear of retaliation.
14. The Southern Water Tribe was attacked by the Fire Nation in the Year 40 AG.
15. Aang would have likely trained with the Southern Water Tribe to master waterbending.
16. Aang would not have been as skilled an earthbender without Toph's guidance.
17. Azulon was born in the Year 0 AG and would have ascended to the throne after Sozin's death.
18. Aang would have likely killed the Fire Lord within the first two decades of the Hundred Year War.
19. The Fire Nation would have been left in a precarious political position without a clear heir to the throne.
20. Aang would have likely faced internal strife over whether to kill the Fire Lord.
21. Gyatso's guidance would have influenced Aang's decision on whether to kill the Fire Lord.
22. The war would have ended earlier, and the world would have advanced at a slower rate.
23. The Hundred Year War drove innovation and cultural integration.
24. The four nations would have been less likely to develop a reluctance to go to war with each other.
25. The Fire Nation colonies would have been handed over to the Earth Kingdom after the war.
26. The Earth Kingdom would have demanded retribution, leading to potential expulsion or persecution of Fire Nation citizens.
27. The Southern Water Tribe would not have been assaulted, and Hama would not have discovered bloodbending.
28. The Dai Li's power grew during the Hundred Year War, and they may not have thrived without it.